RE: [Axiom-developer] Active arch branches listed somewhere?

[Bill Page]

Tim,

There seems to be a common misconception about how GNU arch
"installs" on a server. In fact from the docs that I found
one does not need to install the tla program on the server
at all. Instead all that is needed is a way for the tla that
is installed on your workstation to talk to the server via
webdav or sftp etc.

Accessing a directory on a server running under Apache
requires that Apache be appropriately configured. Apache on
axiom-developer.org has all of the preliminary stuff done
such as enabling mod_dav etc. but for each directory on which
one wants webdav access it is necessary to configure the
appropriate aliases and specify the option DAV On. I have
done this as a test example at

  http://page.axiom-developer.org/webdav

You should be able to access the directory via webdav. If
the arch repositories where located there, then you should
have no problem accessing them in the ususal way. If you
manage to test this and it works, I can help you set up
a more reasonably named place on axiom-developer for your
project archives.

Regards,
Bill Page.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: 
> address@hidden 
> [mailto:address@hidden
> .org] On Behalf Of Pierre Doucy
> Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 11:43 AM
> To: Camm Maguire
> Cc: address@hidden
> Subject: Re: [Axiom-developer] Active arch branches listed somewhere?
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> just out of curiosity, I'd like to know what kind of problems
> you've had trying to set up arch on your machine. I'm using it
> quite a lot now, and everything seems rather simple.
> I even used it on my sf.net sftp account without any problems.
> 
> Pierre
> 
> 
> On 04 Nov 2004 10:12:49 -0500, Camm Maguire <address@hidden> wrote:
> > Greetings!
> > 
> > Tim Daly  <address@hidden> writes:
> > 
> > > Unfortunately no. I had arch running on tenkan but got kicked
> > > off because arch ate too much space. I bought a machine and the
> > > axiom-developer.org domain but I don't seem to be able to get arch
> > > running there. It's been a source of frustration.
> > >
> > 

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:address@hidden
> .org] On Behalf Of Tim Daly
> Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 12:27 PM
> To: address@hidden
> Cc: address@hidden
> Subject: Re: [Axiom-developer] Active arch branches listed somewhere?
> 
> 
> if memory serves me the issue was getting it to work with the
> webdav protocol on the apache server. i'll look at the article
> you recommended as soon as i can.
> 

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:address@hidden
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> Subject: Re: [Axiom-developer] Active arch branches listed somewhere?
> ...

>Not that I have any experience with Arch, but what OS are you running
>on axiom-developer.org?  I have successfully installed Arch on Debian
>and Gentoo linux (courtesy of their package systems) but I've never
>tried hooking it to the web.  Was the web based part the main problem?

I believe it is a redhat 9 system. The hosting company set it up.
I just buy the service.

I have a new open source lab with two dozen machines I'm configuring.
I'm setting up a web server on one now to try to debug this problem
(which is clearly just a lack of understanding on my part). Once I
get it working locally I'll turn my attention back to axiom-developer.org
and get it working there. Perhaps I can convince a student to undertake
the "library" program problem (but I doubt it; 'tisn't sexy, yaknow?)